Giles Cooper (actor)
# Giles Cooper (actor)

Giles Cooper (born 11 August 1982) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Fred Silvester in the 2018 UK Tour of This House and food writer Nigel Slater in the 2019 London premiere of Toast.

## Early life

Giles Cooper was born in Bath, UK. He is the grandson of BBC radio dramatist Giles Cooper.

## Career

Giles Cooper trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has appeared in numerous stage plays including After the Dance at the Royal National Theatre in 2010, People and Henry V in 2012, The Duchess of Malfi and Knight Of the Burning Pestle at Shakespeare's Globe in 2014. He performed in the 2015 London revival of As Is. In 2018, he performed the role of Fred Silvester in the first national UK tour of This House. In 2019, it was announced that he would play food writer Nigel Slater in the stage adaption of Toast. In 2020, he reprised the role of Nigel for an audio version of Toast recorded during lockdown. The production raised money for the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.

Cooper's film credits include The Lady in the Van, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus.

## Filmography

### Film and television

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | The Nun | Harley | |
| 2007 | Consenting Adults | Philip French | TV movie |
| 2011 | Killing Adam | James | Short |
| 2012 | Hollyoaks | Business Man | TV series - 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Pride | Steward | |
| 2014 | The Duchess of Malfi | Silvio | BBC Broadcast |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Passer-by | |
| 2017 | Oska Bayte | Writer | Short Film |
| 2017 | The Forbidden Door | Writer | Short Film |
| 2017 | Airport Hotel | Young Man | Music Video |

### Stage

| Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Rafts and Dreams | Alex | Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre |
| 2004 | Across Oka | Nikolai | Manchester Royal Theatre Exchange |
| 2004 | Twelfth Night | Sebastian | Bolton Octagon |
| 2004 | The Witches | Boy | Birmingham Rep |
| 2005 | The Witches | Boy | Wyndham's Theatre |
| 2006 | Rafts and Dreams | Alex | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2006 | A Touch Of The Sun | John | Salisbury Playhouse |
| 2008 | Think Global, F**k Local | Pip | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2009 | Dreams of Violence | Carl/Simon | Soho Theatre |
| 2010 | Little Billee | Trilby | Finborough Theatre |
| 2010 | The Talented Mr Ripley | Pip | Royal & Derngate Northampton |
| 2011 | After the Dance | Dr George Banner | Royal National Theatre |
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Herbert Pocket | English Touring Theatre |
| 2012 | People | Nigel | Royal National Theatre |
| 2012 | Henry V | Montjoy/Monsier le Fer/Sir Thomas Grey | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2014 | The Knight of the Burning Pestle | Michael | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2014 | The Duchess of Malfi | Silvio | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2015 | As Is | Chet | Trafalgar Studios |
| 2017 | A Princess Undone | Tristan | National Tour |
| 2018 | This House | Fred Silvester | National Tour |
| 2019 | Toast | Nigel Slater | London's West End |
| 2019 | Toast | Nigel Slater | National Tour |
